APO vs BX vs WPM Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Blackstone and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.97 -1.1% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.06B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$120.87 -16.9% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$55.54B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 5, Apollo Global Management 4, Wheaton Precious Metals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOBXWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.71B $95.06B $55.54B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 27.0x 27.2x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 19.4x 27.7x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +17.2% -6.5% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 21.8% — BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.8% 21.6% 18.7% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x — 0.7x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% 0.01% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% -23.9% +23.0% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr -3.0%/yr +23.9%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 37.3% 50.7% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 78/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

APOBXWPM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPOBXWPM
Valuation 84 #30 of 183 76 #44 of 183 75 #46 of 183
Growth 68 #37 of 113 83 #20 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability 58 #56 of 131 82 #25 of 131 98 #4 of 131
Financial Health 79 #36 of 168 53 #79 of 168 76 #41 of 168
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 45 #42 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 72 68 78
  • APO ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • WPM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPOBXWPMSPY
1 month -9.3%-1.1%-16.9% -1.0%
3 months -8.1%-9.2%+8.4% +2.9%
6 months -9.2%-3.0%-13.3% +6.4%
Year to date -22.1%-23.5%+2.9% +11.4%
1 year -8.3%-23.9%+23.0% +13.1%
3 years +34.3%+24.0%+176.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+7.4%+40.4% +21.5%
5 years +41.5%-14.3%+192.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.2%-3.0%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years +535.4%+390.1%+396.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.3%+17.2%+17.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPOBXWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%37.3%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%37.3%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.321.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.640.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-51.5%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.1%-27.8%-27.1% -2.5%
52-week high $152.70$163.50$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$102.12$94.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPOBXWPM
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 33.6x 26.8xmedian 33.6x 26.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.6x 5.5xmedian 4.6x -1,539xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 21.6xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1,845median 0.91 0.69median 0.91 0.46median 0.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPOBXWPM
Revenue $35.90B $16.11B -$35.66M
Gross profit $31.30B – $2.40B
Operating income $2.65B – $2.28B
Net income $3.80B $6.83B $2.05B
Free cash flow $9.47B $5.49B $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $4.40 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $2.51B $100.19M
Total debt $13.73B $50.92B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 799.90M 454.69M
Enterprise value -$15.08B $85.04B $50.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPOBXWPM
P/E 37.5x 26.8x 26.9x
P/FCF 6.9x 16.2x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 15.9x 21.6x
P/S 1.8x 5.5x -1,539x
P/B 1.6x 4.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.2x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x – 21.6x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 11.6x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.2x -1,592x
EV/FCF 5.5x 18.1x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 17.8x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,845 0.69 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 17.2% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 32.3% -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.5% – 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.2% – 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 19.2% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 46.7% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 20.2% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 38.8% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 65.6% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.0% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 67.2% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 16.0% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXWPM
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 11.8% – –
Operating margin 7.4% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 50.1% –
Net margin 5.0% 21.8% –
FCF margin 26.4% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 34.7% -7,135%
Return on equity 10.6% 33.2% 21.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 13.9% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 2.8% 21.6% 18.7%
Return on capital employed – – 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 9.7% -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOBXWPM
Debt / assets 2.8% 26.4% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 57.8% 20.3%
Equity / assets 8.4% 42.2% 79.7%
Interest coverage 8.8x 16.0x 61.9x
Current ratio – – 0.5x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 14.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOBXWPM
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 4.8% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 93.6% 23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% 116.4% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 22.0% 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 7.9% 7.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPOBXWPM
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.06FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% +26.0% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $14.70BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +27.1% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOBXWPM
Held by institutions 64.5% 67.3% 63.9%
Institutions holding 1,166 2,129 846
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 642 1,132 419
Institutions selling 371 716 266
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.58 1.58

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APOBXWPM
APO 1.00 0.73 0.11
BX 0.73 1.00 0.23
WPM 0.11 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, BX and WPM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.71B, Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, BX and WPM?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x, Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.4x, Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apollo Global Management (APO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 2.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.3%, Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.0%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.2%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%, Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, BX and WPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blackstone (BX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.